Boston drafted Bill Russell, KC Jones, and Tommy Heinsohn, hired Doc Rivers as coach, and saw Jayson Tatum score 60.

However, one key figure whose impact goes unnoticed is Tom Heinsohn, who played a crucial part in helping the team win eight championships in nine years. While his career averages of 18.6 points ...

On this day in Boston Celtics history, the storied franchise fired then-head coach and former champion forward Tommy Heinsohn. Heinsohn had begun coaching the team after a stint as a broadcaster ...

Since coming to Boston as the third overall pick in the 2016 draft, Jaylen Brown has done nothing but win playoff series and ...

The Boston Celtics reminded the NBA world why they're the defending champions on Tuesday, as they beat the Orlando Magic ...

Spencer Haywood, Dikembe Mutombo, John Calipari and Lisa Leslie were among a class of 11 players, coaches and referees enshrined in the Basketball Hall of Fame on Friday night. Dikembe Mutombo ...

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On this day, renowned Celtics head coach and GM Red Auerbach retired as coach of the team after winning the franchise's 9th ...

There are currently five who have been inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as both an NBA player and an NBA coach — Bill Russell, Bill Sharman, Tom Heinsohn ...